A fuel leak at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport last week dumped 10,000 gallons of jet fuel into the Flint River, environmental officials said.
Griffin residents were warned not to drink their water on Jan. 30, and Governor Brian Kemp issued a State of Emergency for Spalding County to start cleanup efforts.
Kemp’s executive order said there was a “significant release of fuel at or near” the airport.
How did the fuel spill from the airport?
The fuel leak occurred when a fuel pit hydrant attached to a fuel system pipeline burst north of Terminal T at Hartsfield-Jackson, the EPA told outlets…